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A girl no older than 9 watches as the children her age play outside, she was far more diffirent then them, she never knew how to fire bend instead, she was a water bender just like her mother.
She looked left then right making sure no one was there, she smiled the girl gently opened her window, and climbed through it then shut the window behind her.
Two guards pass by, and hid behind one of the brushes she watches as they pass by, unknown to her a boy about the same age as had seen her sneaking about he walked up to the girl.
She felt a small tap on her shoulder, and instinct she tried to ran away, but bumped into someone she looked up to the person, and sees that it wasn't just someone it was the fire queen Ursa herself.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to. Please don't tell my father he'll never forgive me if he sees me out side of my room." She apologized, but the woman gave her a soft smile she pulled herself up from the ground, and dusted her red dress.
"It's fine, you must be the daughter of our guest that i heard so much about." She said the girl nodded her head, and Ursa patted her head,and the girl blushed as the beautiful woman smiled, and patted her just then a boy ran up to the woman.
"Oh, Zuko there you are. I've been looking everywhere for you." She said the girl looked at the boy curiously as did he, Ursa gently pushed Zuko in front of her.
"This is my son Zuko." She introduced him the girl shyly waved at him, and Zuko timidly hid behind his mother.
"I'm...(name)." She said shyly Ursa, and Zuko walked towards the pond the fire queen turned to the girl, and smiled.
"Do you want to go with us (name)?" She asked (name) excitedly nodded her head, and ran to follow Ursa, and her son they walked towards the pond, and sat by the tree Ursa took out a bag of bread from her bag, and break them to pieces, and feed to the turtleducks.
(name) watches as they eat the bread crumbs she felt a gentle tap, and turned to Prince Zuko who handed her the bag she gently took it, and feed the turtleducks as well one of them wondered out of the pond (name) walked towards it, and took the turtleduckling in her hands, and placed it back to the pond she smiled as it swam back to it's family.
The turtleduckling swam up to her, and nuzzled it's head on her fingers (name) giggled at the ticklish feeling, she bended the water pond, and watched as the turtleduckling swam around.
"Wow, that was amazing!" Prince Zuko said out of surprised the water (name) was bending broke apart luckly she caught the turtleduckling just in time, she then placed the duckling back to the pond, and let it swam around.
"Please don't tell my father, I'm not allowed to water bend." She said Prince Zuko looked at her confused.
"Why not? I think it was great." He said Ursa smiled, and Zuko leaned into his mother as her fingers gently brushed his hair.
"Zuko is right, it was beautiful." Ursa said (name) shyly blushed at her words, hours of relaxing, and talking with Ursa, and Zuko had passed by so fast.
"I need to go back now, my father wouldn't like it if sees me out here." (name) said Zuko looked at her a bit disappointed, he wanted to spend more time with her Zuko got up as well.
"Mind if you walk you to your room?" He asked (name) smiled, and shooked her head 'no' (name) made her way back to her room with Zuko beside her.
"Can i ask you something?" He asked (name) turned to him.
"What is it?"
"Why aren't you allowed to go out?"
(name) stopped for a second her head down, Zuko started getting nervous that might have upset her somehow.
"I'm different. I'm not like other fire nation kids. You saw that i can water bend right?" She said, and Zuko nodded a 'yes'.
"It's because my mother was from the water tribe, she was the younger sister of the Chief of the Nothern Water Tribe. She was given to my father as a prize. She died shortly after giving birth to me." She explained to him they stopped by the same window he saw her at, and Zuko watches as she climbs into her room.
"I'm sorry about your mother, if it makes you feel any better my cousin Lun Ten died at Ba Sing Se, I was very close to him." Zuko told her a sad look on his eyes (name) gave him a sad smile.
"Do you mind if come over again tomorrow? I'd like to see more of you please." Zuko said (name) looked at him surprised, but nevertheless smiled, and nodded her head with a smile Zuko smiled back at her, and ran off to his mother.
The next day Zuko walked towards her window he knocked a few times, and waited for (name) to open she looked at him surprised, but then smiled.
"Come on, hurry up if my father sees you. I'll be in trouble I'm not suppose to meet, or talk to anyone." She said, and dragged Zuko inside the room (name) looked left, and right then shut the window close she then turned to him.
"So what do you want to do?" She asked Zuko seated himself at her bed, while (name) sat beside him.
"I don't know. Hey do you want to meet my Uncle Iroh?" He asked her (name)'s eyes widen, and sparkled she always wanted to meet the great dragon of the west.
"Yes, I'd love to." Zuko smiled (name) got up, and opened the window she looked to her left, and right she then climbed out of the window, and Zuko followed after (name) then shut the window behind him.
"Your going to like Uncle Iroh, he tells the best stories, and is really good at making tea. He also very nice, unlike my father, and sister Azula." He said to her (name) walked beside him, as they enterned the palace two guards stood in front of them.
Three groups of girls walked up to them Zuko frowned at them, but the girl just smiled she then turned to (name) Zuko pushed her behind him, and pull up a protective angle.
"Aww, come on Zuzu aren't you going to let me meet your friend?" She asked Zuko glared at her, and still kept (name) behind him.
"No way Azula."
Just then foot steps could be heard behind them, the children all turned to General Iroh, and Commander Zhao (name) hind behind Zuko more when she saw her father, Zuko turned back to Azula with a warning glare, and took hold of (name)'s hand, and walked towards his Uncle Iroh.
"Oh nephew, I see you made a new friend." Iroh said once they were in front of him, (name) nervously looked at her father.
"(name) what are you doing here? You would be on your room." Zhao told her (name) jolted at her father's words, but Iroh gave her a smile, and patted her head.
"You must be the Commander Zhao's daughter, it is nice to meet you little one, i have to say you have beautiful blue eyes." He told her (name) shyly looked at the older man, Iroh then patted his nephew, and Zuko smiled.
"Uncle Iroh, (name) was the water bender that i told you about." Zuko explained to him, Zhao turned to her with a glare.
"I told you, your not suppose to water bend." Zhao said to her he walked up to her, and harshly took hold of her hand, and dragged her back to her room.